Her arms are open

 

Her arms are open

 

 

Across the vast expanse

Heat patterns rise from flat rock

Simmering sensations to fool the mind

Blurring even the recognizable

Into a mirage of nothingness

 

“Dust coated winds that do not exist”

 

Blinding hypnotic colors play

Weaving patterns of self doubt

Alone in a misconception of belief

Solitude of unwanted fear

Emptiness worn on a sleeve

 

“Kaleidoscopic nightmares so very pretty”

 

Let down, shoved aside, forgotten

Discarded emotions piled in a heap

Broken walkways of those I thought I knew

French braided friends…or so I believed

Abandoned on my own crumbling foundation

 

“Why did I ever believe?”

 

I see a tiny speck…perhaps something in my eye

Canceling the horizon’s verticality

Moving beyond invisible footprints

Solidifying a view…a smile…I'm waving

as a windmill a few blades short 

 

“Thoughts turn to memories of words once spoken”

 

Reoccurring images race forward

Sentences of comfort find their way

Down the path to my heart

Realizing I now understand

What she meant…that day…this day

 

“I run to meet her halfway…her arms are open”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Baby Ricochet]

French braid friends kaliedoscopic nightmares. Good lines Jack. Good poem

[Jack...]

Thanks BR. I appreciate you.

[Latifa]

amazing, a spot on poetry
I absolutely love the wording here ...)...

[Madalyn Beck]

Another amazing piece of work you have painted with your words! Fantastic write! I felt as though I was on my walk to love. Spectacular! :)

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Madalyn. I appreciate your kind words to me.

[Brittany Zedalis]

I love how you formatted this. Really great job!

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much my friend. I appreciate you.

[kublakhan27]

Poetry and storytelling are not always comfortable bedfellows, but you always manage to bring them together with such harmony and precision that I consider it a trademark of yours (along with the two or three other ones I've pointed out in the past). As loathe as I am to admit it, it's the early parts I relate to the most. Under my pen, I probably wouldn't have even considered an optimistic ending, and that's one of the things that makes your work so great. This one certainly ignited a spectrum of emotions in me my friend, and that's what great poetry does.

[Jack...]

Thanks Steve. I try to be as positive about things as I can. I do however know that can be difficult at times, but I do my best to find that happy ending in everything I do. A trademark...not too sure about that but I would rather leave people with a smile than a frown. I appreciate your always amazing reviews of my work.

[Lyn Anderson]

What a lovely romantic and longing verse.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much KL.

[Sami Khalil]

This is moving beyond the footprints of love and its comforts into the realm of the spirit world...Bravo................

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much Sami. I appreciate you stopping by and savint my Sami Senryu to your favs. :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...Any time...:).................

[A. Amos]

Good one Jack, truly an amazing piece and great work in it

[Jack...]

My friend, your words thrill me toay. Thanks so very much for stopping by and reviewing my work.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Hindsight is always 20/20, a wonderful and very strong write this is, Jack.

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much my friend for your kindness always.

[Frieda P]

You had me at “Kaleidoscopic nightmares so very pretty” Lots of good lines to chose from here, with a hidden agenda or written in innuendo, as I see it. Needs more than one read to decipher this one.

Let down, shoved aside, forgotten
Discarded emotions piled in a heap
Broken walkways of those I thought I knew
French braided friends…or so I believed
Abandoned on my own crumbling foundation

Intriguing stanza Jack, what the fook is a french braided friend, and is that good or bad? ;-)

[Jack...]

Well, let me see... :)

Thanks so much my sweet poet. Coming from you, someone I admire so, kind words mean so very much. I am thrilled beyond compare that you enjoyed my work today.

Hidden agenda...not sure exactly what you mean. :)

[Frieda P]

Yeah yeah, tell that to someone who ain't from joisey hon.... ;-P

[Jack...]

I am from Joisey

[Frieda P]

Exactly............